Congratulations to all seven individuals and companies who have been named Finalists in the 2011 Endeavour Awards - Lifetime Achievement Award category. Read on for the full list.
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Endeavour Awards 2011 Finalists: Australian Industrial Product of the Year
Congratulations to all 13 companies who have been named Finalists in the 2011 Endeavour Awards - Australian Industrial Product of the Year category. Read on for the full list.
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Endeavour Awards 2011 Finalists: Most Innovative Company 1961-2011
Congratulations to the finalists of Manufacturers' Monthly's special 50th Anniversary Endeavour Award - celebrating the Most Innovative Manufacturing Company 1961-2011.
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Caravan manufacturer fined after ignoring WorkSafe improvement notices
Caravan manufacturer Empire Caravans, has pleaded guilty to failing to comply with safety improvement notices issued by WorkSafe.
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Young barrel maker left disfigured
Adelaide barrel manufacturer Diverse Barrel Solutions has been convicted, fined and ordered to pay compensation by the Industrial Court over a workplace incident that left a young worker with permanent disfigurement and loss of function in his hand.
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Teenage apprentice loses fingers in guillotine accident
An Adelaide aviation firm has been fined and ordered to pay compensation to a teenage employee who suffered partial amputations to the tips of his right middle and left index fingers whilst working.
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WorkSafe WA to conduct safety inspections in May
WorkSafe WA will conduct an inspection campaign to look at safety standards in manufacturing workplaces in the Malaga ndustrial area next month.
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Worker’s death prompts safety alert for elevating work platforms
WorkSafe Western Australia has highlighted the importance of identifying site hazards prior to operating an elevating work platform after a worker died while carrying out maintenance work.
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Schneider Electric to grow Food and Beverage sector in Australia
Schneider Electric has identified the food and beverage industry in Australia as a major key growth opportunity for 2011 and will increase its business focus and expand its team in the sector in coming months.
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ifm appoints new managing director
Former managing director Albrecht Baer, has retired from ifm efector and the company is proud to announce David Delany as the new managing director for Australia and New Zealand.
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Endeavour Award finalist to present world patented technology at NMW
Manufacturers' Monthly's Endeavour Award finalist Machinery Automation & Robotics Pty Ltd and FreshBins will present the world patented Freshbins bin cleaning truck to the visitors of National Manufacturing Week, May 24-27 (in the New Products zone stand 1613, and Automation & Robotics zone stand 4222).
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Clean 21 strategy pushing manufacturing forward
The Gillard Government has established a national Clean 21 Technology Innovation Network, designed to assist small and medium businesses reduce running costs, environmental impact, in addition to becoming more competitive and sustainable.
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Have you secured your tickets to the Endeavour Awards?
Now that the Endeavour Awards nominations are closed, get your tickets for the prestigious gala dinner event held in Melbourne at the RACV Club, on 25 May 2011.
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As the Aussie dollar rises, manufacturing falls
The strong Australian dollar together with weak domestic demand, rising overseas competition and the increasing cost of raw materials pushed the manufacturing sector back into the red in March, according to the latest Australian Industry Group – PwC Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI).
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Australia to become a world-leader in green car manufacturing
Minister Senator Kim Carr states that new technologies like hybrid engines, electric vehicles and light-weighting are paving the way for Australia to become a world-leader in green car manufacturing.
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Henkel wins award for hot melting technology
Henkel Australia and New Zealand have won an award for solving an investigation into Supra hot melt raw material at the Al Regional Technical meeting in Taiwan.
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Carbon tax: BluesSope Steel says 15,000 will lose their jobs
BlueScope Steel warns if carbon tax is implemented, it could lead to plant closures and loss of 15,000 jobs, according to a report by the Australian Financial Review.
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High February PMI lifts industry spirits
Manufacturing has seen a significant growth in February with the Australian Industry Group – PwC Australian Performance of Manufacturing Index (Australian PMI) rising 4.4 points to 51.1, despite news of doom and gloom elsewhere in the news.
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In the mood for metal
Manufacturer customers are in the mood to purchase again, Margaret Tra writes.
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IT investment turns leads to growth
IF you happen to be driving a vehicle
equipped with an aftermarket harmonic
balancer, it probably came from Precision
Parts' Wagga Wagga, NSW, manufacturing
facilities.
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